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Anthony Browne on keeping creativity alive in schoolshttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/jun/30/creativity-schools-childrens-laureate
Why do so many people say: 'I can't draw'? The answer may lie in schools, says the children's laureate<p>On a recent school visit I was greeted by a teacher who proudly informed me that the children at this particular school were two years further ahead in their reading compared with those in other schools. I was impressed.</p><p>Then I began talking to various classes. The children were indeed bright, articulate and enthusiastic, and keen to play the shape game, a drawing game that I always play in schools. It's a game that my brother and I thought we'd invented when we were small boys, but it seems that children play their own version of this game all over the world. It's very simple. The first person draws an abstract shape, without thinking about it. Sometimes I quote Paul Klee and say it's like &quot;taking a line for a walk&quot;. The next person transforms the shape into something recognisable.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/jun/30/creativity-schools-childrens-laureate">Continue reading...</a>EducationSchoolsBooksAnthony BrowneChildren's laureateCreativity in the classroomMon, 29 Jun 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/jun/30/creativity-schools-childrens-laureateSarah LeeNew children's laureate Anthony Browne. Photograph: Sarah LeeSarah LeeNew children's laureate Anthony Browne. Photograph: Sarah LeeAnthony Browne2009-06-29T23:01:00Z